[meteorite-list] Re: baygorria vs. campo
Adam Hupe
raremeteorites at comcast.net
Thu Dec 8 16:23:33 EST 2005
Hi again list,
Baygorria has already been studied by competent scientists and been
determined to be similar to Campo del Cielo.
Here is the entry in the Meteoritical Bulletin:
Baygorria
33 deg. S, 56degW (approx.) R¡o Negro Province, Uruguay
Found 1994 July 8
Iron (IAB)
A single mass, ~80 kg, was found in a grass field near Baygorria dam.
Classification (F. Wlotzka, MPI, Mainz) and analysis (B. Spettel, Max Planck
Inst. fr Chemie, Mainz, Germany): Ni, 6.5%; Co, 0.43%; Ga 97.8 ppm; Ge,
10.9 ppm; Ir, 3.69 ppm; composition similar to Campo del Cielo. Specimens:
main mass, contact Mr. J. Escomel, Roque Gra Seras 914, Montevideo 11300,
Uruguay; type specimen, 4.6 g, MPI, Mainz.
Note that they mentioned "Ni, 6.5%; Co, 0.43%; Ga 97.8 ppm; Ge, 10.9 ppm;
Ir, 3.69 ppm; composition similar to Campo del Cielo." This is good enough
for me.
Take Care,
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Adam Hupe
The Hupe Collection
Team LunarRock
IMCA 2185
raremeteorites at comcast.net
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